Wind-shield for automobiles.



E 8. HESS.

WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBlLES.

' APPLICATION men MAY 26. 1915.

'LQA LBEQ. Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET INVENTUR a] TTORNEY E. B. HESS WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FlLEU MAY 25. 1916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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l wmD-sHmLDron AUTOMOBILES.

T0 lwmii Be kn wn thetl. Homer B. Hats, a. citizen of the United States, residin in Brooklyn,:'in th Qeunty of Kings'andgtate of NeW=Yorle here I invented certain new and useful Improvements "in 'Windshieldsp for Automobiles; of which thefollowing is a. specification. I

This invention' relates to wind shields especially adapted for use' in automobiles. Such wind shieldsere commonly made in sections'so" niounted that they may be raised or lowered into" or out of direct line. of vision 'o'rcsetiat an ngle relatively thereto, to suit varyingconditiohs.

pre ent ntention I pro- According min I) vide as wind sh" ld "wh'ieh'is made in three parts or sections, the mein lower one of Which may-"be fixed to stand ins vertical position or may be hinged to swing inward. The upper section is pivotally inounted to swingoutward to a, position above the; direct line of vision, while; o'third or auxiliz'iry sectiouis made toi'stand verticallvparallel withthe mziin' lower'section or closeto it, to 7 swingupward into 'the"dire'ct line of visionabelow the upper section or immnl f with the lower section; Smid;auxiliary:see

.tion is also capahle ofswinging inward while raised if desired. Tliefilfgmiimtiou is such that when desired 'the; front of the automobile may hecornp1eteljclosedby the I 0 pper andlewer' h el'd'sections; orthe upper section may he, held: in 'a" vertical pliine theklireet line' of vision while the lo'wer'sec tions are swung' inward orthe upperseetion iney be extendedto assumes sition above- Specification tr reiterate-tent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

'A u am'n fi ed. payee; 1916'. semi No. 100,082.

pivotally connected to said rigid stendards,

such pivotal connection being preferably,. as shown, midway between theupper and lower ends of the'stendards; the standards belngpro-vided wlth rigidleterally project- .irig brackets "01 supports in which the auxiliary-s'ecfion is pivoted. The upper shield section consists of it transparent pane or plate having 5; frame. which extends across its top onoppositesides, leaving its lower freineless. Each of the lower sections consists 13a transparent pane or plate arren edin a. frame, which extends across its lower edge and on opposite sides,- leaving its upperedge frameless. By this construction When the'shield secti ons are in closed positiori i an unbroken, field of visionis afi'orded not'in anyway interfered with by parts of the shieldjrame and. it will be observed also that whenthe upper shield section is extended" endthe auxiliary section is raised to it ve-rtic'al position above the main lower shield'seetion it slightly o'verlaps'the upper portion of the lower shield section'and thus the entrance of rainland dust is prevented.

In the accompanying drcwings:

Figure l is' a frontelevetion, showing the gupper shield section adjusted properly to act as e rain'giuird; the main lower section in normal or ,clo'sedposition and theauxiliary section swung outward and upward to it snhstentmlly verticalposition beneath the upper-section ofthe shield. I

Figfi2fis: a similar view but with the ailx ilioi'y section lowered; I

1'3 "isssection'zil view with thepa'rts in the'positionshown in Fig. 1 and showing the direetlind of visionwhilethefll'ower.sec by do'tt'ed" lines h'ow" tl ie auxiliary section. I

trons a to either in open or closed-positions. The organ zation is also such=thzit;theeux1linry lower' lsection 'may be raised toth'e direct I line ct vision when the =u-pper sectioni's cktended to serve as a rain guard while the section-is so mounted tlfiit'whenielevntedit' may he. held-in 21; verticsftlplaneor ay"; be moved inward" to; a position shove the lower section andin rent" or the ivortieitl planethereofJ- ;fi .Tn the-cmhodiinent of' iii-y invefi tion'shdwn in the a'ccompainyin'gdrewings t suppersect-ion r the shieldis hi iged directly to two rigid standards rigidly mmilnte l'= on'op posite sideso l': the'front p'ortle'ri of'the tuto mobile and thehvo Insseetionsfare also when raii's'ed r'n'aybe swung inwardly in order that its front face may be readily cleaned. Fig; 4 is a sectional .view, showini; 0

upperfs'ection lowered and the two wer sectionsswung-inward for ventilating pur 'po'se's. H

Fig;f5 is a sectional view showin the Y three sections in closed'or vertical positions the I 7 Figs." 6 to 8, inclusive, are diagremsg showing, different positions-of the three shield vices applied tofthelow'er shield sections; and by means-of'whichthev may. be held mthen 1 i s e ii si s p v A part of; thej'h'oodor casing of an auto; inobile isfindicated 'etA end 'the wind shield is l'ocf'atedin rear thereof. Standards from the automobile body or casin the same vertical so or plate supported by 0 cpposlte sides thereof and are rigi y lixed thereto.- These standards are rigid from end to end or non-adjustable or bendable in any way and support the three shield sections 0, D and 1 The upper shield section 0 is; connected near itsupper'end wi =1 e upper ends of the standards in the "nor indicated at c by suitable devices); ich serveas pivots for the shield section and also looks by means of which the-shield may be held in its adjusted osition: {The shield section 0 consists o a transparent pane a frame comprising an upper frame piece c and side frame pieces 0 the lower or outer edge of the plate "being framcless. f The shield section C is so mounted that it may hang-fin a vertical plane in the direct line of vision Fi 4), and at this time it may be held r y in place by the locking devices above mentioned. The upper shield section C it'will be observed is mounted to swing about a' fixed horizontal'axis passing, throu h the upper portions ofthestandards' an when said upper shield section is lowered or in closed position it is disposed in substantially plane as the/main lowershield section. The main ,lowerfsection"IT is pivotal ly-connected to the posts B bly'the devices the lower section in any adjusted The main lower section- D is mounted to move tothe desired extent about a fi'xed horizontal axis passing throu h the .middle portions of the. standar s which is, directly below the axis about which the upper shield section turns Said lower section D is provided with a frame? xtending across its lower edge, as indicated at d and along its opposite sides as indicated at d. Its up er edge is frameless. The auxiliary sectiog ,i provided with a frame extendin a its lower longitudinal edge e, as indlc" in Fig. 4, and along its sides, as ind ated at e. Its remaining longitudinal :0: go is frameless, as shown in the drawin n he auxiliary section is "pivotally connected withthe rigid posts B. This may be accomplished in various ways, but according to my presentfinvention it isimportirflt that the hinge or should not be movable or adjustable, cer; tainly to no osts. The posts may be provided with rackets b, as indicated in Fig, 9 by which apivotal connection between the shield sec+ tion E and the posts may be made. These brackets may be rigidly formed on the posts or may be attached thereto. As indicated in Fig. 9 the axisabout which the auxiliary section swings is a trifle above the axis about which the main lower sectionv D is adjusted. The auxiliary section is adapted to lie close to the main lower section iirotally which the shield section are and the purposes therefor will be well unpivot tothe'auiriliary section- I great extent relatively 'to the I in a vertical p no, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 toswing there 1th to an inclined position, as, shown in Hi t 4 and 6 or to move independently theme 'to a raised position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 8.

The auxili section E is mounted to about a 1 orizontal axis which is disin a difierent'vertical plane from that 1n which the main lowen'sliield section D is mounted. The posts or standards B are provided on each side with/a plurality of been ings, one set of bearings located in one vertn calplane are for themain lower shield 'seclocated tion,'while the other set of bearings,

plane, are for the sum in a difl'erent vertical iliary shield section.

'It will be observed that, the auxilia lower section is adapted to swing inw with the main lower section and that it may be railed and held in the direct line of vision when the lower section is in either its open orl'mcgosed position. .It will furthen more be 0 I nved that the auxiliary section swin outward on its hi do with perfect freedom- When the shield sections are arranged in the manner-indicated in Fig. 6, a rain guard is provided by the upper. section while the two lower sections are moved inward or 0 mad ferventilating purposes. When e shield sections are arranged in the manner. shown d which also serve to lock or h old fin Fig. 7 a rain guard is provided while the position-if lower portion of the 'shield as a whole is d. Fig. 8 shows an arrangement by upper portion of the shield is' closed, a rain guard is provided and ventilation is afforded.) Other adjustments of the indicated in the drawings derstood. v

In Fig.3 I haveshown how the auxiliary section may be moved inward in order that its front face may beeasily cleaned-J While I have shown the preferred way of constructing a'wind; shield emb my improvements, it will .be understood thatfsome features "of my invention embodied in a shield wherein. the detai s of construction are different. While .I prefer to mount the shield sections between rigid posts, in the manner above specified,said

sections having transparent panes or plates,

contiguous edges, as above with frameless explained, may be supported in other ways, and this feature of my invention will be separately claimed as this invention, broadly considered, is believed tobe novel. v v

' I claim as my 'inven'tionr Y A wind shield comprising: upright standards, spaced apart, a pivotal center at the upper ends of the standards, two pivotal centers, one behind the other intermediate the upper and lower ends of the standards, three shield sections, one mounted on thenge and this it can yin ma be feature of my upperiaivotal cgnter to swing fi'dm a normal sulwtantially vertical positlon "into' a forwzu'dly inclined rain shed position, two

lower shield sections mounbedon the intermecllute pivotal centers to nmve both f said sections from a no r m al substantially vertical, p osition 130 an inwardly inclined ventilating-position and to move one of-said' l1; W01 sections mtg an anvertggl; upm ghtor ll ltp an inverted renrwurdly inelined qsltmn above the other lower sectlon' w en the upper sectmn is in its rain hed osition.

In testimony whereof, I have ereunt'o subscribed my name.

I EDWARD h. HESS. Witnesses r L. C. MYERS, Gnougm F. HANDLEY. 

